Session 5: Religious Prose

Breviary Manuscript containing texts for use in the Divine Office
Divine Office Eight liturgical sequences observed daily by monks, nuns, and some lay individuals, consisting primarily of the recitation of Psalms, supplemented with hymns and prayers
Just war theory Any attempt to define the circumstances under which one may justifiably engage in war
Pharisaism Social, political, and religious movement in ancient Judea; its influence on 2 Maccabees is visible in its mention of a resurrection of the dead at the end of time, which helps this text’s compatibility with Christian doctrine
Pericope Gospel reading in Mass on which the sermon is based
Lectionary Manuscript containing texts used in Mass or Office
Missal Manuscript containing texts used in Mass
Monstrance Reliquary designed to display the contained relic; also, vessel for the display of the consecrated host
Pericope Gospel reading in Mass on which the sermon is based
Primary relic Part of a saint’s bodily remains
Reliquary Relic holder
Sanctorale That part of the liturgical calendar containing saints’ days, but not the moveable feasts
Secondary relic Anything that belonged to, or came into contact with, a saint during their lifetime, e.g. textile from their clothing
Temporale That part of the liturgical calendar containing the movable feasts, running at least from Lent until Pentecost
Tertiary relic An object that has touched a primary or secondary relic
Three estates The notion that society is (divinely) divided into three occupational classes: those who pray (oratores), those who fight (bellatores), and those who labour (laboratores)
Translation The transfer of a saint’s remains to a prominent location following their canonization